Learning a Foreign Language

Today's blog is a short vocabulary lesson so you will be able to speak to and understand the Aussies.

There are a couple of general rules. One, if you can shorten the word why waste effort saying the whole word. Two, when in doubt add and ie.

Shorten words:
Ute- utility truck
Comp- competition, golf comp
Savo- afternoon, as in this savo
Agro- aggravation
Fisho- fish shop
Avro- avacatoes
Bloke- Male
Sheila-Female
Fair Dinkum- not a lie, is that correct! Yes mate I am fair dinkum
Dinky Di- true blue, real as in a dinky di Aussie
Battler- a hard worker, a person that works hard but not much money.
Winjer- a whiner, complainer
G'Day- you all know this one
Mate
Jumper- sweater
Chooks-Chickens
Air Con - air conditioned
Now for ie words.
Chockies-Chocolates
Lollies-Candies
Pressies-Presents
Rellies-Relatives
Footie-Football
Tellie-TV
Barbi-BBQ
Brekkie-Breakfast
Bickie-Cookie
Cossie-Swim Suit
Tinnie-an aluminum boat
Some of my Aussie words may be spelled incorrectly but you get the idea.